Yeh, when they did my biopsey the stuck a VERY large (1/8in) needle in my right vagus nerve. No local. That only hurt 1/10th as much as the first 4 surgerys. IF you have cancer (and I hope you don&#39;t) You got a very long road ahead. MORPHINE GOOD. Find your rock, hold on tight. This is the scarryest thing you will ever do,And you CAN do it. If the worst come and you need Anything holler for hillbilly we&#39;ll help any way we can.